Tags: Sumo Wrestler, Wrestler.
Hitachiyama Taniemon (常陸山 谷右衞門 January 19 1874 – June 19 1922) was a sumo wrestler from Mito Ibaragi Prefecture Japan. He was the sport’s 19th Yokozuna from 1903 till 1914. His great rivalry with Umegatani Tōtarō II created the Ume-Hitachi Era and did much to popularise sumo. He is remembered as much for his exploits in promoting the sport as for his strength on the dohyō. In his later years as head coach of Dewanoumi stable he trained hundreds of wrestlers including three yokozuna.
